Photos of the Week: Jan. 13-19

Jan. 19, 2013 1:20 p.m. ET

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MUSLIM MEN: Muslims prayed during the Islamic Congregation on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday. The gathering, held each year since 1966, aims to revive the tenets of Islam and promote peace.
A.M. Ahad/Associated Press…

TESTING, TESTING: A technician tested microphones during a rehearsal Sunday in Washington, D.C., for the second public inauguration of President Barack Obama, which will be held Jan. 21.
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters…

RUNNING WILD: A jockey held on to the tails of cows as the animals ran 100 meters through a rice field during a traditional raced called 'Pacu Jawi' in Tanah Datar, Indonesia, Saturday.
Robertus Pudyanto/Zuma Press…

HOLY MEN MEET: Holy men gathered after they bathed at Sangam, the confluence of three rivers, in Allahabad, India, Monday.
Anindito Mukherjee/European Pressphoto Agency…

AIR OF MYSTERY: Haze obscured the Pangu Plaza Office Building in Beijing Saturday. Beijing on Sunday issued its first-ever 'orange' fog warning, an alert to the elderly, children and people suffering from respiratory disease to stay indoors and limit exposure to the pollution.
ChinaFotoPress/Zuma Press…

SWEEPING UP: A man cleaned the snow-covered tomb at the New Guard House memorial, which honors the 'victims of war and tyranny,' in Berlin Monday.
Markus Schreiber/Associated Press…

FIRED UP: The End Zone Militia of the New England Patriots fired their guns during the 2013 AFC divisional playoffs game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday. The Patriots beat the Houston Texans 41-28.
Elsa/Getty Images…

A CLOSER LOOK: A French soldier peered into the barrel of a tank at an air base in Bamako, Mali, Tuesday. France conducted airstrikes to flush Islamist rebels from a rural town in central Mali and dispatched more troops to bolster the fight against al Qaeda militants.
Joe Penney/Reuters…

DEMOLITION TIME: Doreen Lagno's house was demolished in the Ocean Breeze neighborhood of the Staten Island borough of New York Tuesday. Her house was damaged by floodwaters during superstorm Sandy.
Justin Lane/European Pressphoto Agency…

TRAIN WRECK: Police officers walked around a train buried deep into a building after a young woman, who was paid to clean the train, stole it and crashed it in Stockholm Tuesday. Police said one person was hospitalized, and that this person was charged with endangering the public.
Jonas Ekstromer/Scanpix Sweden/Reuters…

A SHELL: A building was damaged after at least two bombs ripped through Aleppo University's campus in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, killing more than 80 people, mostly students. The Syrian government and rebels blamed each other for the attacks.
SANA/European Pressphoto Agency…

STILL SHOPPING: People shopped for weapons Wednesday in Sarasota, Fla., as they listened to a live stream of President Barack Obama's gun-control announcement in Washington, D.C. Mr. Obama urged Congress to ban certain types of semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines. He also called for universal background checks for all gun buyers
Brian Blanco/Reuters…

STUNNED: A bystander's windshield was shattered when suicide bombers attacked the gates of Afghanistan's intelligence agency in Kabul Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding dozens. Security forces killed five attackers and defused explosives found in a second van.
Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images…

CRASH: A fire-damaged car and debris littered the ground after a helicopter hit a crane and crashed in London during rush hour Wednesday. The pilot and a person on the ground were killed. Several people were injured. Police said the helicopter had been diverted, but didn't say why.
Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images…

STUCK: Firefighters cut a hole in concrete and used an air bag and a soapy lubricant to free a woman who fell and became stuck in a narrow opening between two buildings in Portland, Ore., Wednesday morning. The woman spent about four hours in a space about 8 to 10 inches wide.
Brent Wojahn/The Oregonian/Associated Press…

VAPORS: A tennis fan cooled off in front of a misting fan at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday.
Jason O'Brien/Action Images/Zuma Press…

FLOODED FOOD: A woman stood in her flooded food stall in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday. Heavy rains triggered severe flooding in large swaths of the capital, leaving at least four people dead and displacing thousands.
Enny Nuraheni/Reuters…

GOING UNDER: An Orthodox pilgrim entered the water on the West Bank side of the Jordan River for a baptismal ceremony at the site known as Qasr el-Yahud near Jericho Friday.
Atef Safadi/European Pressphoto Agency…

AFTER A FIRE: Rolando Ramos cuddled his grandson at what used to be his house in Cainta township, Philippines, Friday. An overnight fire gutted more than 200 houses. No injuries were reported.
Bullit Marquez/Associated Press…